intimidation

英 [ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən]

美 [ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən]

n.  恫吓，威胁

复数：intimidations　

TOEFL法律

BNC.11881 / COCA.9693

柯林斯词典

• VERB 恫吓;恐吓;威胁
  If youintimidatesomeone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
  1. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul...
     琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
  2. Attempts to intimidate people into voting for the governing party did not work.
     胁迫人们为执政党投票的企图没有成功。

英英释义

noun

• the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
  Synonym:bullying
• a communication that makes you afraid to try something
  Synonym:determentdeterrence
• the feeling of being intimidated
• the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

双语例句

• All sides must refrain from any violence, intimidation or provocative actions.
  各方都必须避免任何暴力、恐吓或挑衅行为。
• However, the risk of intimidation is apparently too great.
  很显然，这样做买家受到威胁的风险太大了。
• People came out, despite all the fear and intimidation.
  人们站了出来，尽管满怀恐惧，备受威胁。
• Specifically, the self-promotion and intimidation strategies were positively related to anxiety and insomnia;
  自我推销和威胁策略与焦虑失眠呈正相关；
• The witness was kept from testifying by intimidation.
  证人受到威吓，未能作证。
• Faith is something that cannot be won through intimidation and fear.
  信仰是不能以威胁和恐惧为手段的。
• If you lead through intimidation, then that's not leadership, or if you lead through fear.
  如果你通过恐吓来领导，那这就不是领导力，或者通过引起他人恐惧也不算。
• The White House condemned the referendum and said it would not recognise the results of the poll administered under threats of violence and intimidation.
  白宫谴责了公投，并表示将不承认在暴力和恐吓的威胁之下举行的这场投票的结果。
• The police investigation into the murder has been hampered by the intimidation of key witnesses.
  因几名主要证人受到恐吓，警察对谋杀案的调查受到阻碍。
• The argument raged on and on; the intimidation was obviously carefully planned.
  争论激烈地进行下去；恫吓显然是经过精心策划的。